Joe Handley

I will post pics as soon as I can once they are in hand, I was getting a bit nervous as it has been a couple weeks now since I ordered them!

Now if it had been Elon Musk, he probably would have done it in that for a laugh and a meme, Bezos now……I have no clue….

Quick update, just got an email this morning that the Dunlop rolling stock is shipping! Tracking number for shipping doesn't register just yet, but hopefully it will by tomorrow!

It’s the US Revell version of the Jaguar XK-E Coupe model. It’s a pretty nice kit and I kinda want to get the Roadster to go with it!

Thanks!

I do like the AMT ‘68-‘71 B-Body floor and engine bay under these, not sure if Revell Chargers from the same model years will fit though.

Been watching that one and the Foose roadster build too!

No Problem, it probably dates back to the early days when cars still used a tiller to steer.

Thanks, I need to fix the hood and I’m waiting on the rolling stock from the Ukrainian before I do much more to the body. I want to make sure that there won’t be any issues with tire clearance or mounting since there were no pics of the back.

He’s talking about the steering wheel when he says “Tiller”??

That was part of it, but the blue FHC above is what really inspired it since I didn’t want to get that far into the body work to redo the roof too.

Yeah, At least from that angle, I'm really digging that Vette!

I did that too, the pics posted were taken after I did that with mine.

Mine was like that too, it’s just some warp, just haven’t tried to correct mine yet.

How about a more recent Jeep color?! I give you……Jeep Moss Green Metallic and here it is on something curvier

Thanks Pete, I started course due to the bumper mounting tabs and the UV Resin filler I used, it made knocking those down easier and went to finer grit later on and will still do so, then use filler primer as well. I agree and will do, I just ordered them yesterday and the purchase has been confirmed and only cost about $8.00, so I'm curious on how long shipping will take. The kit is molded in 2 colors though, a very bright, almost "Italian Red" plastic as well as a grey-ish white for non body parts. Wish it was in primer grey, but oh well. Thanks, that's what I was thinking of trying too! Thanks, that's what I was thinking there too, I'm working the next 3 Saturdays, so I have 2 short weekdays each week and may go visit the paint shop I got the paint for my Wild Will 4x4 build at and have him mix me up a can of that green.

Started on that Revell Jaguar XK-E/E-Type I picked up a week ago and decided to put more of an Outlaw or Hot Rod spin on it. In trying to find a pic of the Dunlop Racing Wheels I wanted to put on it and found this beauty…… So, that is how I’m going to approach this build! These will be the wheels I’m going with and already have on order. https://uscp-ua.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=637&search=dunlop The build has been pretty straight forward, I have made the front sheet metal group one piece, turns out the support structure still fits right in so I can paint the parts separately then assemble them. I also shaved the bumpers and gas door…. though I have built a firewall of sorts since the tank would need to be filled from under the back door. Only issue I’ve run into so far is that the hood is bowed, May have to use heat to reset it, any suggestions would be good! I’ll also seriously thinking of painting it the British Racing Green Metallic that Jag is offering on the F-Type, I think that would look incredible on an E-Type!

Thanks guys, I may have to look into the Ukrainian ones, I’m not having much luck with finding the R&M versions.

Has anybody run across the Dunlop racing wheels for this kit in Resin? All I’ve been able to find is from Thingiverse and I don’t have a way to print them.

Got some work done on the Pantera tonight, it’s about ready to be primed! I am running into a few clearance issues in the back, including having to make a little room in the package tray for the blower and drive assembly………..not sure how I want to deal with that just yet though………..

Wow, I thought that was the real car!

Ok, got some time after dinner to play with the Bubble Top, looks like both YF-23 kits will be donating the part of their fuselages where the engines sit for this, think I’m going to modify the parts of those fuse’s I’m using for the aft portion and then use sheet styrene to make the bottom from the wheel openings back to that and get rid of the cockpit bumps while I’m at it.

Another update on the Pantera, about ready to lay down primer to see what I have!

Well, she is kinda Goth, so she may have been in black leather! Oh, it a different HL than normal and found a couple of these, think I can use the engines for the main thrusters on the Bubble Top!

I just stopped at HL across the street from that Michael’s, found some tools modeling tools (including the UV nail drier?) and a couple plane kits to source the main thrusters on that bubble top build!